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Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries

Title

View-Master and Reels

ID

PC 150

Date [inclusive]

1946-1951

Extent

1.0 box

General Physical Description note

.5 Linear feet of shelf space Approximately 100 reels

Language

English

Abstract

A View-Master is basically a stereoscopic viewer designed to view seven pairs of film images, rather than pairs of printed photographs that a traditional stereoscopic viewer would view. The collection consists of 100 View-Master reels and one View-Master viewer (Model C, black). The images collected here primarily cover the western United States, the northeastern USA and southerneastern Canada, and Mexico.

Preferred Citation note

[Item Description] View-Master and Reels, 1946-1951 (PC 150)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Biographical/Historical note

View-Masters date to 1939, created by Sawyer's Photo Services. A View-Master is basically a stereoscopic viewer designed to view seven pairs of film images, rather than pairs of printed photographs that a traditional stereoscopic viewer would view. During the 1940s and 1950s they became very popular; the most common subject of View-Master reels tended to be scenic views of tourist destinations.

Scope and Contents note

The collection consists of 100 View-Master reels and one View-Master viewer (Model C, black). The collection is intended primarily as a photographic artifact rather than as a true historic resource, though reels 108, 112, 116, 145, and 151 are all with the Pacific Northwest scope that the MASC's collections usually cover. The images collected here primarily cover the western United States, the northeastern USA and southerneastern Canada, and Mexico.

Arrangement note

The collection is arranged in the numberical items corresponding to the original numbers printed on the items. A few items which have series and then numbers within that series are located at the end of the collection, alphabetically by series identifier and then by number.